THE PISSED OFF FARMER CHRONICLES

No spin. Just the truth about agriculture, rural America, and what it's going to take to fix it.

If you are a farmer who feels like the deck is stacked against you, you will find yourself nodding. If you are an ag student who is tired of outdated curriculum and looking for someone to tell it like it is, you will find a mentor in these pages. If you are a rural community leader who needs a new playbook, you will find the start of one here.

The Chronicles is a growing record of decades of hard thinking about the land, the people who work it, and the systems that too often fail them.

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BREAKING NEWS!

Local farmer David Kolsrud sets out to create a “Farmers Only Optimist Club.” The results are unexpected, hilarious, and raise a bigger question: are these people truly optimists, or just hoping for the impossible? A lighthearted look at optimism and human nature.

David Kolsrud

2 days ago1 min read

INNOVATION AT ITS WORST!

More than a century after W. J. Fraser criticized imitation in farming, little has changed. Many still follow the same corn-soy cycle, chasing efficiency over originality. But real opportunity lies beyond commodities, unlocking greater value from every bushel and embracing innovation in a growing biobased economy.

David Kolsrud

Apr 271 min read

DEAR MOTHER NATURE

Pissed Off Farmer writes to Mother Nature. Turns out, she has a few things to say back.

David Kolsrud

Apr 131 min read

BUSINESS PLANS

Every year, the bank asks for a business plan—and every year, it misses the mark. In a world of unpredictable commodity prices, farmers have learned to keep it simple and honest. Sometimes, the most accurate plan is just a hopeful truth: maybe next year will be better.

David Kolsrud

Apr 121 min read

"WE NEED FARMERS"

A child’s drawing from 1998 still hangs in my office—a simple message: “We Need Farmers.” Created by Cody, age 9, it represents pride, opportunity, and gratitude. His mom’s new job made that moment possible, and his words remain a daily reminder of purpose and impact.

David Kolsrud

Apr 101 min read

ECONOMIC LEAKAGE

What do Newton’s laws of motion have to do with rural America? Everything. Replace “object” with “community,” and a pattern emerges: towns either gain momentum or remain stuck. As economic leakage grows and farmers earn just cents per dollar, rural communities face decline—unless they unite, innovate, and create their own force for change.

David Kolsrud

Mar 311 min read

THE PISSED OFF FARMER CHRONICLES

BREAKING NEWS!

INNOVATION AT ITS WORST!

DEAR MOTHER NATURE

BUSINESS PLANS

"WE NEED FARMERS"

ECONOMIC LEAKAGE

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